Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Authors by Name: I

Solomon Ibn Gabirol (3)

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

Henrik Ibsen (11)

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

Tokugawa Ieyasu (2)

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

William Ralph Inge (10)

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.

Jean Ingelow (4)

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

Eugene Ionesco (2)

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.

Muhammad Iqbal (14)

But inner experience is only one source of human knowledge.

Washington Irving (18)

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.